9 h. ago Patients with advanced skin cancer to test a new vaccine in NHS drive

The programme has already given thousands of patients better access to a personalised vaccine for bowel cancer.

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45 h. ago Every cancer patient needs a Kathleen to guide them, writes ALEXANDRA SHULMAN

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: I accompanied a friend of mine on what turned out to be an unpleasant Dragons' Den-style assessment of different prostate cancer treatment options at a major London hospital.

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3 d. ago Breast cancer treatment breakthrough for patients as NHS approves new 'landmark' drug

Thousands with advanced breast cancer could live long lives thanks to a new drug approved on the NHS. Capivasertib, retailed as Truqap, targets the most common type of breast cancer and stops it spreading. Up to 3,000 women could benefit from the treatment each year, with experts last night hailing it “a great success story for British science.”

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4 d. ago NHS meets key cancer target amid warning that patients still face delays to care

The overall waiting list for treatment also fell for the sixth consecutive month.

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4 d. ago Breakthrough for bladder cancer patients as tablet treatment rolled out on NHS

Hundreds will benefit after the first targeted treatment for the most common form of bladder cancer was given the green light

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6 d. ago Katie Price branded 'abhorrent' and accused of preying on cancer patients

Katie Price said that when boxer Anthony Fowler 'refused hospital treatment' for his baby daughter and used CBD oil her tumour 'shrunk,' and fans are worried she's 'endangering' cancer patients

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8 d. ago Waiting times slashed for 80,000 cancer patients after Labour's NHS cash boost

The Government invested a record £26 billion in the health service in last year’s budget, to help it recover from the pandemic and drive down waiting times

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1 week ago Fundraiser for Stirling respite home charity offers chance to boogie for good cause

The respite home - set up by the family of Eilidh Brown to offer young cancer patients and their families a valuable space - opened near Thornhill in 2022.

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1 week ago Katie Price unveils taut new face and she looks unrecognisable

Former glamour model Katie Price has unveiled her brand-new look while filming on set for an upcoming movie called Jackie The Stripper alongside Charlotte Kirk

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1 week ago Dying for Sex review – Michelle Williams’ erotic journey is revolutionary TV

This tale of a terminal cancer patient’s newfound horniness upends every expectation you have for on-screen sex – as well as the definition of a soulmate. It leaves you longing for moreSex is for men. This is a lesson we learn from a very early age. Maybe it is a nice lesson to learn if you are a man, though I imagine the pressure to be seen to know all about it from the off could feel a teensy bit much now and again. I’d probably take that over the internalised shame and alienation from your own body – and from one of the main drivers of pleasure that exists – so that we may all enjoy perpetuating the species, though, I think.(Why yes, this is all about me! And yes I did grow up Catholic, which can’t have helped. You’re such a sweetheart for noticing!) Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The cancer treatment that hasn't been used once: How patients with rare tumours are being denied lifesaving therapy available on the NHS

The treatment, called selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), was approved last year, offering a lifeline for patients with a rare neuroendocrine tumour (NET) in the liver.

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2 w. ago Cancer treatment that hasn't been used once: How patients with rare tumours are being denied lifesaving therapy available on the NHS

A leading cancer charity is now calling for action, claiming that sufferers are being 'left in limbo'.

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2 w. ago King Charles III’s brief hospital stay reminds UK that monarch is still a cancer patient

King Charles III’s brief hospital stay reminds UK that monarch is still a cancer patient  WKBN.com

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2 w. ago Terminal cancer patient 'violated' as 'hospital staff shared photos of her in surgery'

Gemma Sabatino spent two months in Addenbrooke's Hospital after falling from a bridge and was also under the care of the hospital's mental health and cancer teams when she says records were accessed

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2 w. ago How a plant’s failure to thrive unexpectedly mirrored the life of my cancer patient | Ranjana Srivastava

Despite my best efforts, my patient suffers. When we feel thwarted by nature all we can do is cling to hope“You can’t get this wrong, they grow by themselves!” she laughs.I love a lush garden and dream of being surrounded by the cacophony of flowers, bees and butterflies that were a staple of my Indian childhood. But I am reconciled that the decidedly meditative act of sowing, tending and reaping must wait until retirement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Sarah Beeny moves viewers to tears as she opens up about her battle with cancer on Great British Bake Off Stand Up To Cancer special

The Property Ladder legend, 53, appeared on the show - which aims to raise funds for cancer patients and treatments - alongside Roman Kemp, Maxine Peake and Amelia Dimoldenberg .

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3 w. ago King Charles shares personal advice with cancer patients in emotional message

King Charles, who is still receiving cancer treatment, visted the Pharmacy and Pharmacology department at Ulster University where he met fellow cancer patients and shared his advice

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3 w. ago Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds

A new study finds that a common blood test for ovarian cancer may miss some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment

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3 w. ago Groundbreaking form of AI ‘could speed up drug development by around six years’

Experts say the approach could also save millions of pounds by cutting projects or clinical trials that would otherwise fail.

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